Could this really be a 50's or 60s Tele neck? (pic heavy)

[WezV]

Hey guys.

Its worth checking what philly is saying about the intonation.  Measure from the nut to the bridge on the high e, it should be 25.5" or very slightly longer.  nut to 12th fret should be 12 3/4" and 12th to bridge should be 12 3/4" on the high e string.  It will be slightly longer on the other strings because of compensation.

I've checked all these measurements and they appear to be correct.

What would you guys do in this situation? I can either take it back and get my money back, or put my Piledriver pickup in the bridge and sell my other Tele. But if there may be playability and intonation issues with this 1, maybe I should just take it back?

if all those measuments check out then you should be able to intonate it.  what it does mean though is that this body and neck fit each other but wouldnt fit other fender bodies and necks - it definately suggests that the neck has never seen the inside of a fender factory!

For £150, if it plays good and has some nice tone then its worth it

[Brow]

Thanks for the advice guys :)

I might whack on a cheap set of strings, just to hear what the guitar is like unplugged, then atleast I'll know if it's worth putting my Piledriver bridge pickup in it, or if I should just take it back to the sjop.